Living on what’s essentially an exposed island at the mercy of every flash flood that comes our way, we Brits are rightly obsessed with our weather, and last night’s storm proved almost too much excitement for even the most weather-weary of us. But we all have our limits.

Here are the 15 stages of storm fatigue.

1. Thunderbolt and lightning! Very very frightening!

It’s all very exciting initially, and you stand peering out of the window hoping something nearby will burst into flame.